Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe 2017 Owner's Manual page 186

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Accelerate briefly.
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Your vehicle pulls away and adapts its speed
to that of the vehicle in front. If no vehicle is
detected in front, your vehicle accelerates to
the set speed.
Collision warning
If Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is unable to suffi‐
ciently decelerate the vehicle in order to prevent
it from approaching the vehicle in front, you will
be warned visually and acoustically. An intermit‐
tent warning tone will then sound and the dis‐
tance warning lamp will light up in the instru‐
ment cluster.
Brake immediately in order to increase the
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distance from the vehicle in front.
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Take evasive action provided it is safe to do
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so.
Steering Pilot
Function of Steering Pilot
Steering Pilot is only available for vehicles
with the Driving Assistance Package.
Steering Pilot is operational at speeds up to
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210 km/h and helps you to stay in the centre
of the lane by means of moderate steering
interventions.
It uses as a reference the vehicle in front or
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the lane markings, depending on the driven
speed.
Steering Pilot requires you as the driver, to
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keep your hands on the steering wheel at all
times so that you are able to intervene at any
time to correct the course of the vehicle and
keep it in lane.
Steering Pilot can be overridden at any time
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by steering the vehicle yourself.
If the system detects that there are no lane
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markings, it uses the vehicle ahead as a ref‐
erence up to a speed of 130 km/h.
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When the system is actively steering, the
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è symbol is shown in green in the multi‐
function display.
System limitations of Steering Pilot
Steering Pilot has a limited steering torque for
lateral guidance. In some cases, the steering
intervention is not sufficient to keep the vehicle
in the lane.
If detection of lane markings and vehicles ahead
is impaired, Steering Pilot switches to passive
mode. The system provides no support in this
case. During the transition from the active to
passive status, the è symbol is shown as
enlarged and flashes yellow. Once the system is
passive the è symbol is shown as grey in the
multifunction display.
The system may be impaired or may not function
in the following instances:
If there is poor visibility, e.g. due to insuffi‐
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cient illumination of the road, or due to snow,
rain, fog or spray.
If there is glare, e.g. from oncoming traffic,
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direct sunlight or reflection from other vehi‐
cles (e.g. if the carriageway is wet).